[Faceman]

While the allies were indeed occupants in post-WWII Germany, the Germans shared the same cultural background with them (especially with the English and French) which made it a lot easier for them than it is for the Iraqis now.
Of course they were "the enemy" just months before, but they wore the same clothes, listened to similar music, read similar books and had the same historical background. They still were neighbours not some unknown force from the other side of the planet like e.g. the Persians were for the ancient Greeks or the Turks were for medieval Europe.